FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Buy stuff and return... for miles?
View Single Post
Old Feb 8, 2003 | 9:27 am
  #56  
quinella66
All eyes on you!
25 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: MCO
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum, AA Platinum
Posts: 1,118
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by hhonorman:
I agree with cactuspete. Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD. Intentionally buying stuff to return it is unethical in my humble opinion.</font>
Honestly I have never returned anything purchased with a credit card and been given cash. I agree that buying something just to return it and screw the merchant out of the miles is unethical. Another reason to be weary of running up "phony" tabs on credit cards just for miles is that often suspicious activity on credit cards is monitored and can affect credit ratings or arouse suspicions of much more illicit activity then just trying to fatten a frequent flyer account.
quinella66 is offline